Category Archives: Social
The Burden: The toll of veterans’ injuries on families and caregivers
OTTAWA — Christine Shepherd has been explaining her ongoing fight with Veterans Affairs Canada for about 20 minutes when her voice breaks and the tears start to flow. She has just said she feels the department only sees forms, not
A look at the challenging task of Counting Canada’s homeless veterans
Accurate data about the number of homeless veterans in Canada remains elusive, but various studies have been conducted in recent years to try to get a handle on the situation. One report from Employment and Social Development Canada says 1.8 per
The Streets: Ottawa faces calls to step up on veteran homelessness
OTTAWA — Dan Campbell and Benjamin Van Eck were fast friends while serving in 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The pair were “Stuck at the hip,” as Campbell describes it, during months of training and a deployment to Afghanistan in
Miller ‘dumbfounded’ appeal of Catholic Church’s residential school payments dropped
OTTAWA — Newly named Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says he wants to get to the bottom of why Ottawa abandoned its appeal of a ruling releasing the Catholic Church from its settlement obligations to residential school survivors. "I am...
Military’s top prosecutor, police officer agree to send sex-crime cases to civilians
OTTAWA — The military's top prosecutor and police officer say they will transfer sexual misconduct cases to civilian authorities, and that they will be reaching out to victims affected by the change. In a statement, Col. Dylan Kerr, the director of
The most common medical conditions for which Canada’s veterans claim support
The following is a list of the most common medical conditions for which veterans are receiving federal benefits or support: All veterans 1. Hearing loss 2. Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) 3. Post-traumatic stress disorder 4. Lumbar disc disease 5. Osteo...
Canadian flag to be raised Sunday on federal buildings, in time for Remembrance Day
OTTAWA — The national flag is set to be hoisted Sunday at federal buildings across Canada and the Peace Tower in Ottawa following the longest period in the country's history that it has flown at half-mast. The federal government announced Friday
‘They’re afraid they won’t come back:’ Petition wants elder care in Nunavut
IQALUIT — Aani Uqaitu hasn't been able to see her 89-year-old mother for six months since she was sent to a long-term care home 1,200 kilometres away from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. Uqaitu's mother, who has dementia, is one of many Nunavut elders
Nova Scotia says work ongoing on goals of inquiry into abuse at Halifax orphanage
HALIFAX — A former resident of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children says he's encouraged by the initial steps the government is taking to adopt recommendations from a restorative inquiry into abuse at the former Halifax-area orphanage. Tony Smith,...
Ontario to spend $10M more on residential school burial site searches
Ontario is doubling its funding commitment to support searches for burial sites near residential schools. The additional $10-million funding announced today in the province's fall economic statement brings the total spending promise to $20 million over...
